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Usage examples of "rigeur".

He was such a goofball, the de rigeur class clown, with such poor grades the school had made him take the test three times.

Pleasure yachts dropped their anchors in the cove around the head-land from the Patriarch's cottage--and their dingeys brought women decked out de rigeur in middy blouses and sailor collars, and nattily attired gentlemen whose only claim to seamanship was the clothes, or rather, the costumes that they wore.

It seemed de rigeur for these escort carriers to have names ending in -er and the fact that the Navy already had a Wrestler, a Force 8 destroyer (and a Defender, which had been sunk some time previously off Tobruk), was blithely ignored.

He was looking particularly handsome in white tie, which was de rigeur for box holders.

It wouldn't be quite de rigeur, would it, to break a Grand Lady's back and half of her ribs?

He was working late one night at the lab, as usual, when Yvonne finished him off with one of those ridiculous ornamental pistols which are de rigeur for such occasions.

He was a pleasant-looking older fellow with dark hair, a gray-flecked beard, and chocolate brown eyes, and I was relieved to see the wedding ring as well as the photo of his pretty wife and de rigeur adorable kids.

It wouldn't be quite de rigeur, would it, to break a duchess's back and half her ribs?

Something else that was de rigeur for a man-about-town around 1925.

It was obvious that she had anticipated something of the sort, for she was dressed for ridingnot in the absurd garments that had once been de rigeur for lady equestriennes, but in the short divided skirt and neat boots both girls wore on the digand her ready acquiescence assured me she was anxious to return to the busy life she had learned to love as dearly as the rest of us did.